"I think the real issue is that the money has to come from somewhere" A lot of the money comes from not running the bureaucracy required for a complex means te

"I think the real issue is that the money has to come from somewhere" A lot of the money comes from not running the bureaucracy required for a complex means tested benefits system. If you took the existing UK budget for social protection, which does not include the existing health or social housing budget, and divided it equally among the population, it comes to about £58 per week, which is more money than you get right now on job seekers allowance if you are under 25 in the UK.